Last week I received the latest FTD outing: The His Hand In Mine Sessions. Basically I can leave it at a referral to my review of the release in the “Classic Album”-series in December 2006. A view seconds were added, the material was reshuffled (a bit) and spread over 3 CDs instead 2. It is still the same motivated Elvis singing the same great music. The sound quality is still great. Okay, the booklet is different, with a nice essay by Ernst Jorgensen, a lot of different covers and info on the single releases.
Anyway, I don’t get the point in this series. It is nice if you missed the original (don’t know if that one is still available) or if you really are a completist (like I was once).
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed playing it a couple of times.
Tracklisting
DISC 1
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
SIDE 1
01 His Hand In Mine
02 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
03 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)
04 Milky White Way
05 Known Only To Him
06 I Believe In The Man In The Sky
SIDE 2
07 Joshua Fit The Battle
08 He Knows Just What I Need
09 Swing Down Sweet Chariot
10 Mansion Over The Hilltop
11 If We Never Meet Again
12 Working On The Building
THE ORIGINAL SINGLES SIDES
13 Crying In The Chapel
14 Surrender
DISC 2
THE OCTOBER 1960 SESSIONS
01 Milky White Way (takes 1-3)
02 Milky White Way (takes 4-5)
03 Milky White Way (takes 6-7/M)
04 His Hand In Mine (take 1)
05 His Hand In Mine (takes 2-4)
06 His Hand In Mine (take 5)
07 His Hand In Mine (splice of takes 5 and 4/M)
08 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (take 1)
09 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (takes 2-3)
10 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (take 4/M)
11 He Knows Just What I Need (take 1)
12 He Knows Just What I Need (takes 2-4)
13 He Knows Just What I Need (takes 5-7)
14 He Knows Just What I Need (take 8)
15 He Knows Just What I Need (take 9)
16 He Knows Just What I Need (take 10/M)
17 Surrender (take 1)
18 Surrender (take 2)
19 Surrender (takes 3-4/M)
20 Surrender (takes 5-6)
21 Surrender (take 7)
22 Surrender (takes 8-9)
23 Surrender (work part for take 4, takes 1-7)
DISC 3
THE OCTOBER 1960 SESSIONS (Continued)
01 Mansion Over The Hilltop (take 1)
02 Mansion Over The Hilltop (takes 2-3/M)
03 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) (takes 1-6)
04 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) ) (take 7)
05 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) (take 8)
06 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) (work part, take 1)
07 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) (splice of take 8 and work part take 1/M)
08 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 1)
09 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 2)
10 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 3)
11 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 4/M)
12 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (take 1)
13 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (takes 2-3)
14 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (take 4/M)
15 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 1/M)
16 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (takes 2-3)
17 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 4)
18 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 5)
19 If We Never Meet Again (take 1/M)
20 Known Only To Him (takes 1-2)
21 Known Only To Him (takes 3-4)
22 Known Only To Him (take 5/M)
23 Crying In The Chapel (take 1)
24 Crying In The Chapel (takes 2-3/M)
25 Working On The Building (take 1)
26 Working On The Building (take 2)
27 Working On The Building (takes 3-4)
28 Working On The Building (take 5/M)
